Category Archives: Political Theory

The Influence of Wealth on Public Policy — Podcast April 28, 2014

Posted on May 1, 2014 by William Timberman

Yes, the Rich Really Do Run the United States: Are You Surprised? Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, and Steve Williamson discuss the implications of several recent studies on the influence of concentrated wealth on public policy making, including the very influential … Continue reading →

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Corey Robin Interview — Podcast July 15, 2013

Posted on July 16, 2013 by William Timberman

What Conservatives Want, and Why They Want it: Corey Robin, Associate Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center, talks to Democratic Perspective’s Steve Williamson and Bill Timberman about the thinking that led to his 2011 book, The Reactionary Mind: … Continue reading →

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Real Utopias. Real Democracy.

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Gary LaMaster

On June 10, 2013, Democratic Perspective hosted University of Wisconsin Sociology Professor, Erik Olin Wright about his book, Envisioning Real Utopias. Asked to define the term “utopia” Wright said, “It’s meant to be a provocative oxymoron. The Greek roots mean … Continue reading →

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Erik Olin Wright Interview — Podcast June 10, 2013

Posted on June 12, 2013 by William Timberman

Erik Olin Wright: Why Real Utopias? Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino, Bill Timberman and Steve Williamson talk to University of Wisconsin Sociology Professor Erik Olin Wright about his 2010 book Envisioning Real Utopias. As Professor Wright sees it, political and economic systems should be judged … Continue reading →

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Should We Tinker with Capitalism or Replace It With Something Else? — Podcast May 27, 2013

Posted on May 30, 2013 by William Timberman

Erik Olin Wright: The Failure of Imagination Among Our Political and Economic Elites. Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson discuss University of Wisconsin Sociology Professor Erik Olin Wright’s 2010 book Envisioning Real Utopias. Capitalism, which has been so successful in creating … Continue reading →

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